Question

What is valency of an atom?​

Answer 1

the combining capacity if an atom is know as valency.

the property of an element that determines the number of other atimd with an aton if the element can combine.

Answer 2

The number of replaceable electrons in an atom is called its valency.

Examples

• Monovalent - Hydrogen
• Divalent - Oxygen

• Valency = 8 - Number of electron in last shell [When number of electrons in last shell > 4]

• Valency = Number of electron in last shell [When number of electrons in last shell < 4]

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